Wow. So the castle thing was true. I'm shocked. And the design is hideous:
It seems to borrow a lot from the mishmash style in Shanghai, along with a very similar stage/moat/viewing area. It looks bad in the isolated concept...

I wonder if that's a part from the Walt Disney Imagineering documentary by Leslie Iwerks.]]>4Soaring Over The HorizonSun, 07 Aug 2016 19:29:27 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/soaring-over-the-horizon.63508/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/soaring-over-the-horizon.63508/invalid@example.com (dagobert)dagobertSoarin' to Soaring for the SDL version, while in the US it will be called Soarin' Around the World.

I think they have taken the video from the 90 minutes video that was posted yesterday.]]>8HKDL Managing Director suddenly resignsFri, 05 Aug 2016 01:58:24 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/hkdl-managing-director-suddenly-resigns.55379/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/hkdl-managing-director-suddenly-resigns.55379/invalid@example.com (See Post)See Post7Grand Opening - How Was It?Fri, 01 Jul 2016 11:53:00 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/grand-opening-how-was-it.63583/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/grand-opening-how-was-it.63583/invalid@example.com (Mr. X)Mr. XLPers who were in Shanghai today for the grand opening; how was the day? More importantly, how's the park? Inquiring minds want to know!]]>34A Third Disney Resort For China?Thu, 30 Jun 2016 08:39:19 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/a-third-disney-resort-for-china.63610/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/a-third-disney-resort-for-china.63610/invalid@example.com (dagobert)dagobertChongqing to compete for the second Disneyland in mainland - People's Daily Online]]>5Shanghai...do they have EVC rental?Thu, 23 Jun 2016 05:27:20 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/shanghai-do-they-have-evc-rental.63592/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/shanghai-do-they-have-evc-rental.63592/invalid@example.com (vickitricki)vickitricki
I am thinking about SHanghai and wondering if they have EVC renatal? Thats my pet hate with Hong Kong as I cant stand lone or walk far....]]>Shanghai imports "morning dash" from TokyoThu, 09 Jun 2016 14:19:43 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/shanghai-imports-morning-dash-from-tokyo.63565/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/shanghai-imports-morning-dash-from-tokyo.63565/invalid@example.com (SuperDry)SuperDryShanghai put off by crowd at Disneyland]]>3Disney to sue Chinese theme park rival for using Disney ChatactersThu, 02 Jun 2016 02:32:26 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/disney-to-sue-chinese-theme-park-rival-for-using-disney-chatacters.63558/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/disney-to-sue-chinese-theme-park-rival-for-using-disney-chatacters.63558/invalid@example.com (darcy-becker)darcy-beckerDisney vows to fight after its characters are spotted at rival Chinese theme park]]>5Article: SDL Could Be Best Disney Park in the WorldWed, 18 May 2016 15:33:09 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/article-sdl-could-be-best-disney-park-in-the-world.63521/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/article-sdl-could-be-best-disney-park-in-the-world.63521/invalid@example.com (Mr. X)Mr. XThe Future Shanghai Disney Could Very Well be the Best Disney Park in the World

Details are limited, but from the looks of it, the resort is going to be a game-changer.

Weibo is abuzz with about a dozen pictures demonstrating classic examples of the "uncivilized behavior" that has plagued Chinese tourists at home, abroad and now in the Magic Kingdom. It seems that Disneyland's meticulous gardening got the worst of it, being trampled, trashed and, um, watered...

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]]>10HKDL Picture ThreadMon, 02 May 2016 10:18:09 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/hkdl-picture-thread.63428/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/hkdl-picture-thread.63428/invalid@example.com (Mr. X)Mr. X
Here are a few from HKDL I took back in 2005. Please feel free to post your own (or favs from around the internet is fine too).